Predict The Winner
Will the 20-loss Liberty Flames make it into the field of 64? They're only the second team with 20 losses to make the tournament. It happened in 2008 with Coppin State.
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@ AndyGlockner : I do appreciate that the First Four makes us semi-sort-of-care about a game that would be a bad nonleague game in December.
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@ Todd_Jones : In Dayton for the start of the NCAA tournament. Game 1 set to begin in the First Four, kind of like The Island of Misfit Toys in basketball.
View ArticleCraig Sager Is In The House
It might be the play-in games, but Craig Sager is still there as the sideline reporter... and his tie is so Craig Sager.
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Play-In Stat
@ ESPNStatsInfo : Liberty (15-20) vs NC A&T tonight. Since adding Opening Round games in 2001 (later called 1st Rd), teams with losing W-L are 5-1 in 1st game
View ArticleTip Off
And we're off. NC A&T and Liberty trade long 2 pointers to start the game. Maybe this will be a high-scoring affair.
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Liberty star Davon Marshall nails a 3 from the left wing. The Flames spread the ball and the defense around on that possession. 5-2 LIB.
View Article7-2 LIB
Tavares Speaks nails his 2nd long 2 of the game to make it 7-2 Liberty. The Flames have started the game 3/3 from the field.
View ArticleGreat Name
The 6-8 JR Coronado drove to the basket and made a nice layup. And what a name. NC answered back with a 3 though to make it 9-5 LIBERTY.
View ArticleTV Timeout
Bruce Beckford's layup for NC makes it 9-7 Liberty before a TV timeout. Liberty is shooting 80% from the field while NC is shooting 50%.
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@ DavidCMorrison : A&T looked a little shook during Liberty's 9-0 run, but frosh Bruce Beckford's been strong in the post. Liberty up 9-7 at 15:38 1H.
View ArticleCrazy Sequence
Liberty threw up an airball, then NC A&T saved it but threw it right back to Liberty's John Caleb Sanders who knocked down a 3. That's first four basketball. 12-8 Liberty.
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@ BroncosItaly : Tavares Speaks is the big star for Liberty to start the game, already 6 points for the rising Flames
View ArticleFlop
NC is coming back. Liberty's Joel Vander Pol tried to draw a charge twice. He didn't get the call on the first one and then completely flopped on the second and was called for a foul AND ONE. DaMetrius...
View ArticleGood Defense
NC's defense looks like it's causing some problems for Liberty, who has committed a few turnovers. The Flames haven't made a field goal in over four minutes.
View ArticleLive/Die By The 3
Liberty loves shooting the 3. They already have shot four of them and made two. Sanders made the last one to make it 19-18 LIB.
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@ DavidCMorrison : Liberty having all sorts of problems getting into its halfcourt offense due to A&T's defensive traps. Aggies very active early.
View ArticleDefensive Breakdown
Sanders just nailed his 3rd 3 of the game. NC's defense broke down on the inbound play and left him wide open. But NC's Austin Witter answered with a 3 of his own to make it 23-22 NC.
View Article3 Party
NC just went on a 10-0 run out of nowhere to take a 30-22 lead. Two 3-pointers and two layups. Liberty called a timeout after Jeremy Underwood's 3-pointer.
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